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Kilowatt (Kw) Defined

One thousand (1,000) watts. A unit of measure of the amount of electricity needed to operate given equipment. On a hot summer afternoon a typical home, with central air conditioning and other equipment in use, might have a demand of four kW each hour.

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FedEx Freight, BP Solar complete second solar installation

Published September 5, 2008, 3:07 pm, EETimes

FedEx and BP Solar have completed a second solar system installation for a FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana, California, which will generate about 54 percent of the facility's energy needs.

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State OK's rates to encourage solar power

Published September 5, 2008, 4:48 am, Bradenton Herald

The Public Service Commission on Thursday took the final step in arranging for customers who produce renewable energy to get credit for sending their excess power to the state's electric grid.

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FedEx Freight and BP Solar Complete Second Solar Power Installation

Published September 4, 2008, 1:44 pm, Centre Daily Times

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and BP Solar announced today the completion and activation of a second project together--a solar system for a FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana, Calif. The 269 kW (kilowatt) rooftop solar array utilizes BP Solar modules. The first joint system was inaugurated on Earth Day 2008 at FedEx Freight's facility in Whittier, Calif.

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FedEx Freight and BP Solar Complete Second Solar Power Installation

Published September 4, 2008, 12:21 pm, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

FREDERICK, Md.----FedEx Corp. and BP Solar announced today the completion and activation of a second project together--a solar system for a FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana, Calif.

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River Run: How to Make the Most of Going Upstream

Published September 4, 2008, 11:46 am, Scientific American

If you ever swim or paddle upstream, you will notice two things. First, a river's speed varies a lot. Second, those variations should cause you to pull harder when you hit rapidly flowing water. If you don't, you will simply make no progress. This puzzle replaces your muscles with a motor, but still asks you to figure out how to trade off energy for time. [More]

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Renewable energy on the up

Published September 1, 2008, 10:24 pm, Independent Online

A recent R40-million investment over the next five years into a photovoltaic solar panel manufacturing plant is set to make sustainable, affordable electricity a reality.

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